For the first time, in an effort to expand the
excitement generated by the competition and encourage participation from new
communities, the DOE is inviting venues across the nation to compete for
the opportunity to host this award-winning event.
Energy SecretarySteven
Chuannounced that the U.S. Department of Energy is considering
offers for a new site for Solar Decathlon 2013. The DOE’s Solar Decathlon is a
competition that challenges collegiate students from across the globe to
design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, highly
energy efficient, attractive and easy to live in.
For the first
time, in an effort to expand the excitement generated by the competition and
encourage participation from new communities, the department is inviting venues
across the nation to compete for the opportunity to host this award-winning
event. The Solar Decathlon has attracted thousands of people to experience
first-hand the benefits of homes that incorporate clean energy technologies.
The Solar
Decathlon has been held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,
since 2002. The competition and public demonstration has been very successful
in showcasing energy-efficient housing and clean-energy technologies in the
metropolitan Washington
area. For more detailed information on the new venue solicitation, visit https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect
and search for reference number DE-SOL-0003159.
Solar Decathlon
2011 will take place at the National Mall’s West Potomac
Park Sept. 23-Oct. 2.
This year’s competition will be the department’s fifth Solar Decathlon;
previous events were held in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Open to the public free
of charge, the Solar Decathlon enables visitors to tour the houses and learn
about money-saving clean-energy solutions for their own homes.
For more
information, visitwww.solardecathlon.org.
DOE Considers New Venue For Solar Decathlon 2013
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